Minecraft probably wouldn't be as interesting to its multi-million fan base if there weren't countless additions and modifications coming out all the time. However, the latter often do not work, conflicting with each other. To prevent this from happening, you need a special software product - Minecraft Forge.
Benefits offered by Minecraft Forge
This addition to Minecraft is especially necessary for numerous mod lovers if they have any of the later versions of the game (under 1.6) installed. In this case, they cannot do without Forge at all, since such a software product allows you to smooth out conflicts between any installed plugins.
By the way, in the circumstances described above, installing mods in a different way will be impossible in principle. In addition, with Forge, the installation of desired add-ons in new versions of Minecraft will be faster and better than before. Now it will be enough to throw them with a folder with the numerical designation of the current version of the game and the word Forge in the title.
Installing such a software product itself will not be difficult even in the absence of the Internet. The latter is only needed to download the installer for Minecraft Forge, compatible with the existing version of the game. In addition, it is important to make a backup copy of the game folder first. Then, in case of an unsuccessful installation, you can "roll back" to it and try again.
Installing Forge on later versions of the game
Those who use Minecraft 1.7.4 can choose the automatic or manual installation method for Forge, depending on which type of installation folder they have - installer or universal. At the same time, it is important that the game previously started at least once and functioned normally.
First, you need to run the existing installer, select the desired type of playground from two options - client or server - and confirm this by clicking OK. Now it remains to open the game and make sure that its menu contains the Forge profile, and in the tab with local versions there is one that corresponds to the installation folder specified in the name. It is she who needs to be selected to start the gameplay.
If the player has only minecraftforge-universal, he will have to install such a software product manually. To do this, you will first need to copy.minecraft / versions / 1.7.4. It must be renamed to Forge with the required version.
Similar changes must be made inside it with 1.7.4 files with the.jar and.json extensions. Make sure that now their names coincide with the folder name.
In addition, the.json document must be opened with any text editor (at least with notepad) and replaced with the Forge version number. After that, it remains to copy the installation file with the word universal to the location at this address:.minecraft / libraries / cpw / mods / fml / 5.2.29 / fml-5.2.29.jar.
Now, in the game launcher, you should create a new profile or make adjustments to the existing one, with a reference to the desired version of Minecraft Forge. If everything was done correctly, the gameplay after that will run smoothly.
